Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas, Faculty of Humanities, University of Oslo, PO Box 1020, Blindern, 0315 Oslo, Norway.
Health Care Anal. 2011 Mar;19(1):51-64. doi: 10.1007/s10728-010-0163-7.
In this article I argue that the ethics of care provides us with a novel reading of human relations, and therefore makes possible a fresh approach to several empirical challenges. In order to explore this connection, I discuss some specific normative features of the ethics of care--primarily the comprehension of the moral agent and the concept of care--as these two key elements contribute substantially to a new ethical outlook. Subsequently, I argue that the relational and reciprocal mode of thinking with regard to the moral agent must be extended to our understanding of care. I term this comprehension "mature care". Citing conflicts of interests as examples, I demonstrate how this conceptualization of care may further advance the ethics of care's ability to take on empirical challenges. Finally, I discuss political implications that may emanate from the ethics of care and the concept of mature care.
在本文中，我认为关怀伦理为我们提供了一种解读人际关系的新视角，因此为应对若干经验挑战提供了新的方法。为了探究这种关联，我将讨论关怀伦理的一些特定规范性特征——主要是对道德主体的理解和关怀概念——因为这两个关键要素对一种新的伦理观有重要贡献。随后，我主张，我们对道德主体的关系性和互惠性思维模式必须扩展到对关怀的理解。我将这种理解称为“成熟关怀”。我以利益冲突为例，展示了这种关怀概念如何能进一步增强关怀伦理应对经验挑战的能力。最后，我探讨了关怀伦理和成熟关怀概念可能产生的政治影响。
